HOW TO LET YOUR DOCTOR KNOW MORE ABOUT CELIAC DISEASE

02/12/2011

If you, or a loved one have concerns that maybe you might have Celiac Disease but your doctors are not addressing your issues as to why you think you might have the disease then tell your medical professional to look at the website http://www.celiaccmecentral.com/
This website is meant for the medical professional, it gives a breakdown on the disease and how to test for Celiac disease.
After they have read all the information on Celiac Disease they are given a test to make sure that the medical professional fully understand this condition. 
Just in case you need the symptoms of Celiac Disease
ANEMIA
UNEXPLAINED WEIGHT LOSS OR WEIGHT GAIN
BLOATING
ABDOMINAL PAIN
CONSTIPATION
DIARRHEA
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES
EXTREME TIREDNESS
UNEXPLAINED SKIN RASHES
INFERTILITY
MISCARRIAGES

These are the most classic signs for Celiac Disease and if you are a type 1 diabetic you should be tested for Celiac Disease even if you do not have the symptoms because type 1 diabetes and Celiac Disease have the same gene.
Also if you would like to know if you have the genes for Celiac Disease in your family ask your doctor for a gene test for DQ2 and DQ8 if you do this you can find out if it is in your family.  The DQ2 gene is the Gene that is for both Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes.  These two genes are the most prevelent for Celiac Disease, so ask your doctor for a gene test for Celiac Disease for the DQ2 and DQ8 Gene
If you have other autoimmune diseases then you are more predisposed to Celiac Disease.
Also just to let you know if you do have Celiac Disease in your family but you are not showing any symptoms of the disease get tested  because if it is in your family and you have a family member that has the disease you may not show any symptoms some Celiac patients do not show any symptoms but have the disease and it is still doing the same damage that it is doing in your small instestine that others that show symptoms. Everyone is different with the symptoms that they have for the disease, in most cases there will be no two people that will have the same symptoms for Celiac Disease.  Some people just experience the Extreme Tiredness  and Weight gain or Weight Loss others may have nerological symptoms and others will have the classic symptoms that is why it is so hard to diagnose, but without the diagnosis of Celiac Disease it can lead to other more serious  and deadly diseases like cancer. 
The ways to get tested are the Gene test to see if it is in your family , the next step is a Celiac Panel which is a blood test and the final and most important one  is the Endoscopy to see how much damage in the small intestine has been done. 

Thank You

Ellen Gaffney
thegcats@verizon.net